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This is why your brand new £1 coin was actually made three years ago and has Queen Elizabeth II on it

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20th August 2025
Millions of brand new £1 coins are about to enter tills across the UK but the will say 2022 and you won’t find King Charles on them. If that left you scratching your head or wondering if there’d been some kind of time slip, then I can provide the answer. Your brand new coin is actually three years old.On August 20 2025, the Royal Mint released 29 million shiny £1 coins into…
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Royal Mint issues commemorative £20 silver coin honouring The Queen's record breaking milestone

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1st September 2015
Fewer and fewer people in Britain can remember a time when another head adorned our currency or indeed our stamps. In fact, the Royal Mint has confirmed that of the 28.9 billion coins in circulation, never have all of them carried the portrait of the same monarch. The new, limited edition, £20 coin. The Queen will become the longest-reigning monarch in British history on 9th September 2015…
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